A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

…Too Tall For The Shelf

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Last night Barry and I played the first of four Sold Out shows here in the Tri-State area. We were at the Outpost In The Burbs in Montclair, New Jersey. Tonight is our first night at the City Winery… as I said, sold out. Anyhoo… here is our set list from last night:

Jorma Kaukonen And Barry Mitterhoff, 12, 2013
The Outpost In The Burbs
Montclair, New Jersey
Thursday, May 30, 2013

First Set:
1. Too Many Years
2. Genesis
3. I See The Light
4. I’ll Let You Know Before ...
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I Never Looked Away

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People send me great pictures and stuff… I have no recollection where this one was taken. San Francisco, obviously but other than that, details are lost in antiquity. There we were… youngsters in the throws of life, just waiting to make it happen… looking down a road filled with endless summers.

Foto by Michael G. Stewart

Yeah, time marches on if we’re lucky. In all these years, no matter what happened, I never looked away from the music, and here I ...
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Every Day Is Memorial Day As Life Goes On!

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Every now and then when I go back to the DC Metro area… I just have to make the roots trip. I’ve inflicted this on my son Zach, a number of times and he bears it with quiet dignity. This time I was in the area with my buddy Jerry B. and after checking out his stamping grounds in Southern Maryland, we drove up Northampton St. in Chevy Chase D.C. and I showed him the house we owned from ...
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Memorial Day Weekend 3… The Run

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Words do not really do justice to the experience. When I get home, I’ll post some pictures. Suffice it to say… we had an unforgettable experience surrounded by like minded people. Tomorrow, I drop Zach off in Arlington and then ride home. Looks like I might hit some rain.

That’s what rain suits are for…

Memorial Day Weekend 2

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Yesterday my son Zach and I left the hotel in Silver Spring about 0930 and headed down Georgia Avenue through Maryland, into DC and down to the Mall. Well, I thought I was heading down Georgia avenue. Actually, I headed ‘up’ Georgia Avenue and didn’t realize I was going the wrong way till I got to Olney. I figured that since I was from here, I couldn’t get lost. Wrong. This was country when I was a kid and ...
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Memorial Day Weekend 1

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The ride out from Ohio was magnificent for me. Unfortunately, not so magnificent for my riding buddy Jerry who’s aging but loyal Harley breathed her last just north of Cumberland, Maryland on I-68. Of course there’s no good time for bad news but her 106,000 mile engine chose to retire in a filling station… better than by the side of the Interstate. His ride was done so he made arrangements to have the bike brought to the Harley ...
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Memorial Day… The Run To The Wall

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Every time I’m in the D.C. metro area, if I have time I pay my respects at the WW I, WW II, Korean War and Vietnam memorials. My father and his two brother were WW II vets. My Uncle Tarmo’s flag resides with honor in our living room. He rests in the National Cemetery in Los Angeles. My Dad and Uncle Pen are both in the Inglewood cemetery in LA next to Mom and Ida and Jaako Kaukonen.

For the ...
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To Boulder And Back

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Saturday night the Hot Tuna gang headed out to Boulder to play the Blues And Roots Summit at the Boulder Theater. We were blessed to have our good friend Steve Kimock on board for our whole show. Steve is an honorary Hot Tuna member and he’s welcome to play with us any time he wants to.

Before our set Ben Manilla did a meet and greet for the Bluesmobile Radio Show. He channeled Elwood as he always does, but ...
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Morning Thoughts

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Foto by Ginger Gagne

On a farm down the road from ours dwells my sister in law, her son and her exchange student from Brazil. They are accompanied by a gaggle of dogs and cats and the like. As she was heading to work at the hospital yesterday morning she took this shot of the old Carlton Church. I have seen this view a number of times myself, but my camera just never seems to be ready or if it ...
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The Weekend That Was!

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Saturday night night Glass Harp came to town. That would be Phil Keaggy on guitar and vocals, John Sferra on drums and Daniel Pecchio on bass and vocals.

I had heard Phil play before, but I had never heard Glass Harp live. These gentlemen are beyond praise as far as I am concerned. People talk about ‘Power trios,’ and that’s well and good. These guys are incisive artists whose mode of expression happens to be a trio format. What an ...
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